“So… what do you think about my father’s disease, Divine Doctor Tang?” The eldest Zhou brother stood next to Tang Hao and asked him politely.
“Late-stage lung cancer, diabetes, heart disease, among other complications… and he’s already old. It’ll be very difficult to cure him!” Tang Hao mumbled.
The Zhou brothers were disappointed when he said that.
If the divine doctor could not treat him, then who else could?
“However, it won’t be a problem to extend his life,” Tang Hao said.
“How long can you extend it?”
“About three to five years!” Tang Hao said.
The Zhou brothers were surprised, then became happy.
Chapter 434 - Zhou Guozhu
“Three to five years? Really?” The eldest Zhou brother exclaimed excitedly.
The experts and doctors said that they could only extend Old Master Zhou’s life by half a year at most. That was why he was so excited when the divine doctor said that he could extend it by at least three years.
Tang Hao nodded.
He had not met Old Master Zhou yet, but he had been briefed about Old Master Zhou’s condition.
Lung cancer was extraordinarily difficult to diagnose and treat. There were no symptoms in the early stages, and current medical technology could not fully cure late-stage lung cancer.
Even Tang Hao could not treat it that easily. He would require a medical pill to regrow a new set of lungs for the old man.
However, medical pills were hard to make. Gathering the ingredients alone was a big enough problem.
However, if the goal was only life extension, it would be a lot easier. Three to five years was not a problem.
The other diseases were easier to cure.
“I’ll give you several prescriptions. You can go and gather the herbs!” Tang Hao sat down, took a pen and paper, and started writing. He handed the prescription to the eldest Zhou brother.
The eldest Zhou brother was so emotional that his hands were shaking when he took the paper.
The other elderly Chinese physicians crowded around him and looked curiously at the prescriptions.
“I’ll go now!” The eldest Zhou brother quickly went out of the door.
“I’ll go take a look at Old Master Zhou now!” Tang Hao told the two other Zhou brothers.
“This way, please, Divine Doctor Tang!” The two brothers came to their senses and led Tang Hao toward the interior of the house. “My father is bedridden because of his declining health.”
Soon, they arrived at a room.
In the room was a bed surrounded by an array of medical devices. Two nurses attended to an old man lying on the bed. The old man’s face was pale and bony and his eyes were swollen and narrowed. He did not look like he had much time left.
That old man was Zhou Guozhu. Like Song Weimin of the Song family, he was once a high-ranking official in the founding party of the country.
The only difference was that Old Master Song remained healthy while Old Master Zhou was at the end of his life.
“Father! The divine doctor is here!”
The second Zhou brother stood next to the bed and spoke softly into the old man’s ear.
Zhou Guozhu’s eyelids fluttered and slowly opened when he heard that, exposing his cloudy eyeballs.
He seemed to be drifting in and out of consciousness.
“He’s here… quick, help me up…” He spoke very softly, as though it took him a lot of effort.
The two younger Zhou brothers carefully propped him up against the headboard.
Zhou Guozhu looked around the room and his eyes eventually fell on Tang Hao. He smiled. “So, it’s you. I’ve heard about you from Weiguo and my sons. They say that you’re a very capable young man.
“Weiguo also told me about other things… I know about your grudge against the Song family.
“Don’t worry… if you don’t know what to do, the Zhou family will help you with that. Because… I trust Weiguo’s judgment. He’s always been an accurate judge of character.”
He smiled as he spoke, though he was seized by a violent fit of coughing.
“You shouldn’t speak so much, Father!” The second Zhou brother quickly said.
“Ha, I’m not going to die that soon! What’s the use of living if I can’t even speak? I might as well die!” Zhou Guozhu said.
“Father! Divine Doctor Tang said that there’s still hope. You can live for another three to five years,” the second Zhou brother said.
“Really?” Zhou Guozhu was surprised.
“Really! Divine Doctor Tang said that himself. If he says that he can do it, then I trust him!”
“Don’t worry, Old Master Zhou,” Tang Hao said, “Three to five years won’t be a problem.”
Zhou Guozhu came to his senses. “Three to five years? That seems a little too much! I could never dream of living for another three to five years.”
He paused for a while and smiled. “That’s good. I can spend more time with my family and my grandchildren then!”
About fifteen minutes later, the eldest Zhou brother came back with a big bag of medicinal herbs.
Tang Hao sat down in front of a table. Just like the day before, he soaked the herbs in water, then pounded them in a gallipot to extract the liquid.
He concocted a total of four types of medicine. Each was for a different disease.
He made twelve portions of lung cancer medicine, and one or two portions for the other types.
Tang Hao extracted tens of bowls of medicine from the herbs.
He took one of the bowls and gave it to the eldest Zhou brother. “Let Old Master Zhou drink this! This will help improve his health and curb the spread of the cancer.
“There are a total of twelve portions of lung cancer medicine. Feed him a portion every three months. When Old Master Zhou’s health is better, you can feed him the other medicines.”
Tang Hao requested many small bottles. He poured the liquid into separate bottles and labeled them with their functions.
Meanwhile, the medicine that Old Master Zhou drank was taking effect. Some color returned to his pale face and he could focus his eyes better.
“This is amazing! I already feel a lot better…”
Zhou Guozhu sat up and clenched his fists. He already seemed much more spirited than earlier.
The Zhou brothers were excited when they saw that.
The elderly Chinese physicians crowded around Old Master Zhou and performed their diagnosis.
“He’s a lot healthier now. The medicine is a miracle!”
“Three to five years is indeed not a problem!”
Tang Hao stood up and said, “Now, I’ll give Old Master Zhou a massage to loosen up his muscles! He’ll soon be able to walk like normal.”
“Thank you, Divine Doctor!” The Zhou brothers said courteously.
Tang Hao calmly walked to Old Master Zhou and asked him to lie on the bed, then gave him a full-body massage.
After the massage, Old Master Zhou got off the bed and started walking without any assistance. His legs were as nimble as though he was younger.
“This is incredible!” Old Master Zhou exclaimed.
He walked in front of Tang Hao. “When Weiguo told me about you yesterday, I didn’t believe it at first. After that, my sons told me the same thing, and only then I reluctantly believed it.
“Now I’m utterly convinced that you’re a divine doctor!
“Everyone, let’s take a walk outside! I haven’t walked for a long time.”
Tang Hao walked next to Old Master Zhou, while the Zhou brothers and Old Master He followed behind.
Tang Hao talked about many things] with Old Master Zhou. At night, everyone had dinner together.
The Zhou family was courteous toward Tang Hao and toasted him many times. Old Master Zhou also drank some liquor.
Everyone parted ways after dinner.
Zhou Zhenghao sent Tang Hao and Old Master He to the airport. They boa
rded the chartered flight back to Province Z. It was already midnight when they landed.
When they got out of the plane, they saw that Vice Governor He and He Yifei were already waiting for them.
They exchanged some pleasantries before parting ways. Tang Hao took a cab back home.
Chapter 435 - Spring Outing
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The next morning, Tang Hao went to the university.
He sat next to the window and nibbled on a stuffed jianbing.
As he ate, he flipped the pages of his textbook.
“Tang Hao?”
Many students were surprised to see him when they walked into the classroom. Tang Hao’s presence in university had been elusive. The last time he came to class was more than a month ago.
“Hey, Tang Hao! Look at this, he looks almost like you…”
Several girls came over and showed him their phones.
Tang Hao took a look. It was a photo of him in the hospital lobby from the day before.
“He really looks like you!”
They held up their phones to Tang Hao’s face.
However, they did not suspect that the person in those photos was really Tang Hao. After all, the person in the photos was a divine doctor in the far-away Capital.
Tang Hao smiled sheepishly. “It’s just a coincidence…”
The girls happily went away.
Very soon, Liu Feifei, the class representative, came into the class. She was surprised when she saw Tang Hao and walked toward his seat.
“Why have you been absent for so long, Tang Hao?”
“I was busy at work!” Tang Hao said with a smile.
“Oh!” Liu Feifei replied and did not ask any further questions.
She suddenly thought of something. “Right, Tang Hao, are you free this weekend? Will you come to the spring outing?”
“Spring outing?” Tang Hao was surprised.
“Yes, it’s this weekend. The entire class will be going, and about twenty other classes too. Right, the beauty queen’s class will be joining.”
Liu Feifei smiled mischievously when she said that.
Naturally, she knew about the rumors between Tang Hao and the beauty queen.
“Where are we going?” Tang Hao asked.
He was quite interested. After all, he did not have anything going on that weekend. Perhaps it was a good idea to mingle with kids of his age.
“Haha, I’ve got your attention! We’ll be going to Fragrant Cloud Mountain. It’s a famous camping spot. We plan to go there Saturday morning, camp there overnight, and return on Sunday morning.”
Tang Hao thought for a while and agreed to join.
The next two days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was soon Saturday.
Tang Hao left his apartment very early in the morning. He was dressed plainly in a white button-down shirt and jeans.
Many students were already gathered at the university entrance. They were grouped according to their classes.
Every one of them carried their backpacks and looked excited. Some of them were dressed rather trendily.
“Over here, Brother Hao!”
Cao Fei and the others waved at Tang Hao and shouted.
Tang Hao was shocked when he saw them. Those people were dressed to the nines. They styled their hair with mousse and wore cologne.
“What… What are you guys doing?” Tang Hao said, confused.
“Spring outing! At the same time… score some chicks!” Cao Fei said coolly.
Tang Hao was speechless. He rolled his eyes.
He started chatting with them about nothing in particular.
More and more people arrived. A short while later, there was a commotion. “The beauty queen is here!” Someone shouted.
The commotion gradually spread throughout the entire crowd.
Tang Hao lifted his head and looked at the source of the commotion. He noticed that several girls were walking from that direction. They were very beautiful, especially the girl in the middle. She was none other than Liu Bingyao.
She was dressed in a pair of tight-fitting jeans, a white shirt, and a pair of white sneakers. That was different from her usual style.
Those seemingly plain clothes looked trendy and attractive on her.
She wore a sports cap, and underneath that, she tied her hair in a ponytail. She looked sporty and youthful.
Her ponytail bobbed as she walked. She wore a charming smile on her face.
Her tall and slender body carried a sexy allure.
Everyone’s gaze fell on her body. Some looked at her admiringly, some obsessively, and some enviously.
Even Tang Hao widened his eyes.
Liu Bingyao had always worn dresses which made her look elegant. Her clothes today brought out a different side of her.
She continued walking as everyone looked at her. She stopped in front of Tang Hao and smiled at him.
The smile was as invigorating as a fresh spring breeze.
Even Tang Hao was caught in a daze. Cao Fei and the others had it worse; they were utterly captivated.
The boys around Tang Hao were wailing and howling while staring daggers at Tang Hao.
“Dammit, why is the beauty queen so blind to choose that loser? Look at him, he’s dressed up like a bum. She should have picked me, look at how handsome I am! Why doesn’t the beauty queen choose me?”
“Are you an idiot? That guy is rich! He’s a windfall tycoon! Who do you think you are?”
“Curses, so what if he’s rich?”
Many people were cursing and complaining loudly.
Meanwhile, a group of people came in from the other side. The person in the lead was a tall and handsome young man dressed in a neat black suit. His leather shoes were sparkling and his hair was styled impeccably.
He looked like the typical rich kid from a wealthy family.
A group of people followed behind him. One of them was Tang Bowen.
Fang Qiming walked toward the crowd with his chest puffed up.
Many students looked at him with respectful gazes, though the others regarded him curiously.
However, he was satisfied that the majority respected him.
After the last incident, he became the talk of the town. People made fun of his naked rampage, and some even joked about the size of his member.
A tear would slide down his face whenever he was reminded of that shameful episode.
That was the darkest period of his young life, and he only managed to weather through it by sheer willpower. He would rather not relive those times.
Now that the incident was mostly forgotten, he was once again the glamorous president of the Student Council.
He was there at the spring outing for revenge. That Tang kid had humiliated him in front of everyone.
That was a grudge that he would bear with him for the rest of his life. He would not be Fang Qiming if he did not take his revenge.
Ever since he caught wind that Tang Hao would be joining the sprint outing, he had been plotting various ways of getting back at him.
He wanted to see that Tang kid thoroughly humiliated.
As he thought of that, he narrowed his eyes resentfully.
He scanned the area and his eyes fell on Tang Hao. He also saw Liu Bingyao standing next to him.
He gritted his teeth. His eyes were almost spewing fire.
“Just you wait, you filthy kid, I’ll make sure that you’re ruined this time!” He said through gritted teeth.
Chapter 436 - : Spring Flowers In Bloom
A convoy of tour buses traveled along the mountain road.
The lush green mountains outside the window were pleasing to the eye.
They arrived at Fragrant Cloud Mountain an hour after they departed from Z University.
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